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Jabal jaise road trip A Road trip to the highest picnic destination in the UAE Jebel Jais
There can be no better symbol for the tourism aspirations of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah than Jebel Jais, the tallest mountain in the UAE. Reaching almost two kilometers in height, this imposing feature stands out against the impressive contours of the Hajar Mountains and – thanks to a new focus in tourism – has come to represent Ras Al Khaimah’s ambitions in this sector, both literally and figuratively.
The new direction can be traced to the decision of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, UAE Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, to unlock the potential of the Emirate’s most stunning natural feature. The plan, as it evolved, was to exploit Ras Al Khaimah’s outstandingly beautiful and rugged topography and its cooler mountain climes to create a unique tourist offering far removed from the rolling dunes that are synonymous with the region. With temperatures at the summit of Jebel Jais often 100C cooler than those at sea level, the aim was to create a new center of tourism that would be attractive to visitors year-round, even during the otherwise inhospitable outdoor months of the UAE summer.
Jebel Jais (Arabic: us ks, romanized: Jabal Jays)is a mountain of the North-Western Hajar range in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and also in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The summit has
an elevation of 1,934 m (6,345 ft).[1] The summit is located on the Omani side, but a high point west of this peak is considered the highest point in the United Arab Emirates, at 1,892 m (6,207 ft) above
sea level, and with around 10m of prominence. Since the summit is on the Omani side, Jebel AI Mebrah(also known as “Jabal Yibir”), at 1,527 m (0.949 mi), is the highest peak in the UAE, with significant
prominence.[2]
